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AP Sports WriterCardinals' Wainwright to face Braves in Game 3 of NLDSBy JAY COHENST. LOUIS (AP) When October baseball returns to St. Louis on Sunday, Adam Wainwright will get the ball for the Cardinals again. Just like he has for so many big games over the past 14...

AP Sports WriterCardinals' Wainwright to face Braves in Game 3 of NLDSBy JAY COHENST. LOUIS (AP) When October baseball returns to St. Louis on Sunday, Adam Wainwright will get the ball for the Cardinals again. Just like he has for so many big games over the past 14...

LEADING OFF: Scherzer to start for Nats after relief outingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:PROBABLE - BUT NOT DEFINITEWith Washington and the Los Angeles Dodgers tied 1-1 in their NL Division Series, Nationals ace Max Scherzer is scheduled to start Game 3 at...

AP Sports WriterVerlander, Altuve lead Astros over Rays 6-2 in ALDS openerBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Asked what went wrong for his Tampa Bay Rays, manager Kevin Cash invented a word.''We got Verlandered,'' Cash said.Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and...

AP Baseball WriterDriven out: Twins rookie - and ex-Uber guy - tagged by YanksBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Just too much traffic for Twins rookie Randy Dobnak.The feel-good story of the Uber driver-turned-big league pitcher came to a screeching halt Saturday when the New York Yankees tagged him...

AP Baseball WriterWeek after wedding, Twins rookie Dobnak gets playoff startBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Last weekend, Randy Dobnak got married in Maryland. This one, he'll pitch a playoff game at Yankee Stadium.Pretty nice little Saturday planned - two of them, actually - for an undrafted rookie who...

AP Baseball WriterDriven out: Twins rookie - and ex-Uber guy - tagged by YanksBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Just too much traffic for Twins rookie Randy Dobnak.The feel-good story of the Uber driver-turned-big league pitcher came to a screeching halt Saturday when the New York Yankees tagged him...

AP Baseball WriterLeMahieu, Yankees torment Twins again, 10-4 in ALDS openerBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) New postseason, same old story for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and the Yankees extended...

AP Sports WriterMax effort: Nats turn aces' bullpen days into valuable outsBy BETH HARRISThe Washington Nationals turned a bullpen day for one of their aces into a postseason game day, and they may run more starters out for spot stints as a bridge to their unreliable relievers.Max Scherzer took...

AP Baseball WriterWeek after wedding, rookie Dobnak gets playoff start vs NYYBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Last weekend, Randy Dobnak got married in Maryland. This one, he'll pitch a playoff game at Yankee Stadium.Pretty nice little Saturday planned - two of them, actually - for an undrafted rookie...

AP Baseball WriterWeek after wedding, rookie Dobnak gets playoff start vs NYYBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Last weekend, Randy Dobnak got married in Maryland. This one, he'll pitch a playoff game at Yankee Stadium.Pretty nice little Saturday planned - two of them, actually - for an undrafted rookie...

AP Baseball WriterYanks, Twins epitome of baseball's 3 True OutcomesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Not until the 42nd pitch of the night was a ball put in play to a fielder.There were five home runs, 25 strikeouts, 14 walks, 13 pitchers and just 15 hits.The New York Yankees'...